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Only short listed consultants will be replied to.

If you wish to submit your candidature, please send us:

1 – Your up dated and position-adjusted CV in EU AID format, in the language of vacancy and as word.doc detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments. CVs in other format than EU format will not be evaluated.

2 – The country, no of position/field (s) you will apply for in the subject line of message

3 – Your daily/monthly fee (EUR) without the living allowances.

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Suggestions: Please make sure, that the experience requested is also shown “Description” section 14 of your CV. As the selections are very strict and paper based, we request you to prepare your CV in the right format and detail all the relevant experience under the Professional experience table as much as possible. There is no problem if your CV is long, the most important is to prepare so that it describes clearly your experiences relevant to the mission. (Your CV has to sell you!)

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DESCRIPTION

2.3. Requested services

In order to be able to deliver on the specific objectives of the mid-term review mission as stipulated in 2.2 (bullet points i-viii) above, especially as it concerns the assessment of and recommendations on relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, results and impacts of WSSSRP II, the experts (consultants) are expected to undertake the following services (non-exhaustive):

(i) Review all available documents pertaining to the programme: the Financing Agreement, Contribution agreement with UNICEF, TAT service contract, Progress/interim reports by the TAT and UNICEF, reports submitted by short terms

experts, etc.;

(ii) Develop the protocols and checklists for the conduct of the mid-term review and share with EUD and NPC for their agreement

(iii) Meet with the relevant Government officials (e.g. National Planning Commission NPC, FMWR), donors (e.g. EU, UNICEF, DfID, etc) and NGOs in and around Abuja as well as in the States on WSSSRP II implementation;

(iv) Visit the six focal States and the two project LGAs in each of the States (in accordance with the advice of the Delegation’s regional security officer). Meet with the community-based water committee (WCAs, WASHCOMs) members in, at least, two benefitting small towns and two rural communities in each of the two LGA visited;

(v) Meet with the relevant officials of the State Ministries in charge of Water and Sanitation, and the respective agencies in charge of small towns and rural WASH in each State.

(vi) Hold briefing /debriefing sessions with State Government officials in each of the six States, and with EU/UNICEF/TAT/FMWR/NPC in Abuja. Prepare and transmit by e-mail to EUD a debriefing aide memoire (3-5 pages) a day before the debriefing meeting in Abuja.

(vii) Prepare and include as an annex to the final report names, designation and contact details (telephone, e-mails, etc.) of key stakeholders met during the mission;

(viii) Report preparation and submission (Inception, Draft Final and Final Reports).

•At least a University degree at Masters Level in Engineering, Social Sciences, Development studies, Economics, or related discipline.

•A minimum of 12 years of professional working experience, of which at least 3 years must be as a team leader in water related projects.

•Experience with reforms (policy/legal/institutional) in the water sector in a developing country.

•Experience with evaluation (mid-term review or interim/final) of EU or other donor funded water sector (policy, regulatory or institutional) reform programme is required.

Profile: Expert 2, Policy/Institutional specialist (Category 1)

Duration 40.00 working days

Requirements

• At least a University degree at Masters Level in Engineering, Social Sciences, Development studies, Economics, or related discipline.

• At least 10 years of professional working experience, of which at least 5 years must be in project management in the water resources sector.

• Experience with reforms (policy/legal/institutional) in the water sector in developing countries is required.

• Experience with evaluation (mid-term or final) of donor funded water sector (policy or institutional) reform programme is required.

Profile: Expert 3, Development specialist Category (II)

Duration 40.00 working days

Requirements

• At least a University degree at Masters Level in Engineering, Social Sciences, Development studies or related discipline.

• At least 6 years of professional working experience, of which 3 years must be with community-based project in water supply and sanitation sector in developing country (ies).

• At least, one of the experts must be a water engineer with experience in construction of small water supply schemes, including solar powered systems.

• S/he must have experience in project management and must be familiar with the use of logical framework as a monitoring tool, and with the identification and measure of outcome/impact indicators in a community-based development project, preferably in the water and sanitation sector.

• At least, one of the two experts must have in-depth knowledge and proven experience with CLTS

• Experience with mid-term evaluation of donor-funded water related project(s) is required of the two experts.

Profile: Expert 4, Development specialist Category (II)

Duration 40.00 working days

Requirements

• At least a University degree at Masters Level in Engineering, Social Sciences, Development studies or related discipline.

• At least 6 years of professional working experience, of which 3 years must be with community-based project in water supply and sanitation sector in developing country (ies).

• At least, one of the experts must be a water engineer with experience in construction of small water supply schemes, including solar powered systems.

• S/he must have experience in project management and must be familiar with the use of logical framework as a monitoring tool, and with the identification and measure of outcome/impact indicators in a community-based development project, preferably in the water and sanitation sector.

• At least, one of the two experts must have in-depth knowledge and proven experience with CLTS

• Experience with mid-term evaluation of donor-funded water related project(s) is required of the two experts.

EC rules applicable to any EC assignment

• Working days are from Monday to Friday, if not indicated otherwise in the ToR

• Per diem covers all expenses of the expert (local transport, hotel, meals, telecom, etc.) and it is only paid if the expert stay overnight.